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Mission Statement
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
Portland, Oregon
April, 2003
Valley Community
Presbyterian Church is the people of God in one place and one time.
We are called by God
to gather, in the name of Christ, and we have responded to that call with a
commitment to active membership in this body, this community of Christians.
We are called, and we
have committed
to worship God regularly in this place, in hearing the word, in prayer, in
sacrament and sacred music.
We are called, and we
have committed
to care for each other, individually, in large groups and small; to form a
community in the midst of a rushing world.
We are called, and we
have committed
to care for our children and youth, not only telling them of the love of
God but also showing them.
We are called, and we
have committed
to continue to learn and to grow, to discuss, to wrestle with the
challenges of applying our faith to our place and time.
We are called, and we
have committed
to serve God by serving others, with soup kettles and hammers, with hands
of hope and ears of understanding.
We are called, and we
have committed
to hear and proclaim God’s vision of a kingdom of peace and justice.
We are called, and we
have committed
to throw open our doors, to invite in and welcome all our neighbors.
We are called, and we
have committed
to be the body of Christ in this place and time.
“For what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and to love
kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
From the Mission Study Report,
Adopted by Session on April 8, 2003
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